FROM DAYS GONE BY June 19, 1920

June 19, 1920.

Talk about a good time and a lot of people, both were at Idylwild Saturday and Sunday at the Union Singing Convention. There was more people "than you could shake a stick at". They came from Washington, Emanuel, Treutlen, Toombs, Laurens, Dodge, Wilkinson, Twiggs, Houston, Candler, Bulloch, Bibb, Jefferson and Chatham. All told there was more than 3,000 people gathered those two days.
Farmer A. F. Johnson down near Rehobeth brought to town some stalks of high cotton from a 22 acre field which was equal to that Brown Douglas brought last week. Acey is an all-round good planter and the weevil hasn't paid him a visit yet and hopes he won't. Mr. Green Harrison has some open blossoms in his cotton. Some of the highest and big headed oats seen growing in the county are owned by Mr. John R. Rowland. Mr. J. T. Amerson is the cabbage raiser of the season. Farmer Issac Walden has some 1920 cotton blooms. He says the weevils isn't so plentiful this week as he was last. The hot sun has been running him off the cotton.
Mr. Lonnie Norris who has been with Brinson Drug Store has resigned that position and has rented the Dixie Soda Parlor from Mr. E. A. W. Johnson and is open for business. Mr. James E. Claxton has graduated from the Max Morris School of Pharmacy
Bobbie T. Henderson has resigned as Chief of Police of Wrightsville and left for Savannah where he accepted a position. Mr. Enoch Oliver of Adrian is now wearing the badge as chief. Mr. W. W. Sumner, brother to Rev. G. F. Sumner who formally resided here, came up from Savannah. It has been 14 years since he has been in the county. He is conducting a grocery business in Savannah. There will be a dance at Idylwild Friday evening at 9 for all who wish to attend. The baseball boys of the Dublin and Waynesboro teams playing in Dublin are expected to attend.
The special committee, often called the nosing committee, from the Grand Jury have been at work this week on the records but could not finish on account of some books not being ready. The work being unfinished. The committee is composed of Messrs. C. L. Wilson, W. L. Tompson and W. W. Smith.
Miss Ada Clarke and Mr. Byron Price were married last Sunday. Miss Ruth Rhodes married Mr. James I. Spell. Miss Nannie Lee Meadows of Swainsboro married Mr. George Minton, a Johnson County boy of near Kite. Miss Lizzie McCary married Mr. Harlie Shepherd.
After an illness of a day death came to Mr. W. P. Tribble, a Confederate veteran and long time citizen. A hard chill came on him and continued until his death. He came here 30 years ago. Twice he married. At 19 he married a widow with four children. Two married daughters survive the first union. After her death he married a Miss Jordan and had two children, Mrs. Jas D. Bush and Mrs. T. V. Kent. He was buried at Westview. Mr. James Canady Davis died and was buried in the Davis Cemetery. His parents were William Godfrey and Dicie Williams Davis.